Event Details

May 01, 2018

Description

President Trump decided to ease harsh sanctions against the Chinese high-technology firm ZTE, following a plea from the Chinese president.

Participants (2)

Name Type Mentions
Chinese president person 5 View Entity
President Trump person 159 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

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Report / Briefing Paper (House Oversight) • 2.29 MB
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This document, page 16 of a report from a House Oversight collection, analyzes the shifting perspective of the US Congress towards China around 2018. It highlights a growing bipartisan consensus, influenced by the Trump administration, to move away from a policy of 'engagement' to a more adversarial stance, citing events like the passage of the Taiwan Travel Act and debates over sanctions on the Chinese firm ZTE. Contrary to the user's prompt, this document contains no mention of or relation to Jeffrey Epstein; its content is exclusively focused on US-China political relations.

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Significance Score
5/10
Participants
2
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-19 02:00

Additional Data

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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020475.jpg
Date String
May 2018

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